Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 248 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Quality, listening, teamwork): Earns marks: clear, relevant points; listening; polite disagreement; leading without bossing; a good summary; bringing in quiet ones. Loses marks: talking over others, saying nothing, going off topic, personal comments, repeating others, losing your temper. In a scene, the best member is the one whose behaviour helps the whole group think and agree.

1. 1.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Arjun
3. 3.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
5. 5.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
7. 7.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Meera
9. 9.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Riya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya interrupted others again and again; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Tara
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Arjun
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
28. 28.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
29. 29.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
30. 30.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Meera
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
36. 36.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Tara
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Vihaan

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